While I did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016 or 2020, I AM a political independent who doesn't always vote for the Democratic candidate, either. And this notion that roughly 50% of voters are quasi hate criminals is abhorrent.

It's always, "Oh, I suppose it's okay if you vote for the wrong party, as long as your candidate is no actual threat to my own ideology. But <most recent Presidential nominee> is just going too far." Except that partisans have been saying this same thing about "<latest Presidential nominee>" for at least 50 years now.

This mindset is absurd, and only proves the author's premise about suggesting an isolated bubble.

> But a lot of them voted for a really terrible President

In fairness, the media did a really good job making the low gas prices, low inflation, low taxes, record low illegal border crossings, well-handled foreign policy, and record breaking speedy vaccine development of the last administration somehow seem like the most evil thing ever, so a misled public can’t really be blamed too much for who they voted into office now.

I think more than anything they were just tired of hearing about it so they voted for the current guy for a little media break.